Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all!
I was curious if anybody else has strange things they do to celebrate the new year.
At our house we send the darkest haired person (so we know they are clearly not a Saxon) out of the house just before midnight with a bag containing fuel, salt (to represent money) and bread (to represent food). They have to circle the house – not always easy in this weather – and be the first person to knock on the door and let into the house at midnight. This is meant to ensure a plentiful supply of fuel, money and food for the coming year.

Happy new year, loved reading this, i think the only 'tradition' around here is to get as drunk as possible and then make sure you are standing near that taisty fella/girly that you fancy ready for a midnight snog lol - ofcourse i no long partake in these activities anymore lol

Wow! I have heard of "First Footing" but never knew what it meant. I belong to a "card site" which has a card for "First Footing" but was afraid to send it to anyone for fear of offending. Now I know why the black dog carries the lump of coal. (I didn't even know it was a lump of coal until this blog.) Thanks for the education...